National Science Foundation (NSF)
05/31/2013 The National Science Foundation (NSF) intends to release a new Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) in October 2013, with an anticipated effective date of January 2014 The upcoming release contains revisions across a broad range of topics. NSF invites the research and education community to access and review a draft version of the PAPPG.
http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/papp/papp14_1/draftpappg_june2013.pdf . The proposed significant changes are highlighted in yellow throughout the document.
NSF has provided updated guidance on the requirements for project technical reports
Program Announcement NSF 13-555 NSF Education and Human Resources Core Research Program:
The EHR Core Research (ECR) program funds foundational research areas that are broad, essential and enduring. Proposals should synthesize, build and/or expand research foundations in the following core areas: STEM learning, STEM learning environments, workforce development, and broadening participation in STEM.
Panel Advising National Science Board Seeks Feedback on Investigator Burdens
The National Science Board’s (NSB) Task Force on Administrative Burdens, created in December, is seeking comments from principal investigators on “reducing the administrative workload associated with Federal awards.” NSB intends to “implement agency level changes and offer recommendations” to reduce burdens, according to the RFI. NSB also posted a link to the task force’s Web page.
Link to RFI: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/committees/ab/tskforce_ab_rfi.jsp
Link to task force’s Web page: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/committees/tskforce_ab.jsp
3/25/2013 Request for Information (RFI): Reducing Investigator’s Administrative Workload for Federally Funded Research
Respond to National Science Foundation survey on administrative burden on federally-funded investigators. NSF and other federal agencies are exploring streamlining grants management to reduce non-scientificworkload of investigators. Your opportunity for input is open until May 24, 2013.
12/10/2012 NSF Clarifies Its Broader Impacts Grant Requirement
A revised version of the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide has been posted to the NSF website and is available electronically at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/grantsgovguide0113.pdf This document is applicable to all applications submitted, or due, to NSF via use of Grants.gov on or after January 14, 2013. Please refer to Page 2 of the Guide for a summary of the significant changes, clarifications and other changes.
NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf101
If an NSF proposal includes postdoctoral students, graduate students, or undergraduate students, please include verbiage in the Data Management Plan about the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training. Here is an example:
